Recently, I was canvassing on a lovely day in a suburban Philadelphia district divided very closely between left and right. The houses I visited were all in a township that has a "No Solicitation" law. Violations can result in a fine of $375-$1,000.
A few of the "No Solicitation" houses had a black box near that door that announced "You are under video surveillance" as I approached. One woman opened the door to ask, "Did you not understand the no solicitation sign?" I replied that the law does not cover free speech including political speech. She shut the door.
It did not affect my canvassing because political and religious solicitation is exempt.
I passed many houses with signs for democratic candidates and others with signs for republican candidates.
The only houses I passed with "No Solicitation" signs posted on the door that were identifiable as one party or the other were Republican.
Last week I walked past two houses in Lancaster side by side on a city street. Both houses had two signs out front. The first house had a "Harris-Walz" sign and another that said "Love Thy Neighbor." The second had a "Trump-Vance” sign and another that said "No Trespassing."
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